Daily Archives: June 16, 2010

My cycling experiences on tour, Day 03 ~ Mechanical #2 3

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Literally at the end of the day, I experienced another mechanical failure. That is a Rohloff IGH failure. I purchased the Rohloff so I would not have gearing problems during the tour. It appears shear pins(s) may have sheared. This is the best I have found so far:

When confronting the Rohloff people with this they sure enough told me that this was not covered under warranty but in the same breath assured me not to worry as the hub was built to last. First of all it is built plenty strong (it is designed to handle Pro racing and tandem usage!), secondly there are several safety features built in the hub that would fail when overloaded before serious damage occurred to the hub. For example the internals of the hub are fixed to the shell by 9 small nylon pins that will shear when overloaded prior to any gearing damage. Then there are the bolts that hold the torque plate in place and the list continues …. All things that are easy to fix. GERMAN ENGINEERING at its best.

Anyway, I will call Darcy at:

Bath Cycle And Ski
Rr 1 Box 372
Woolwich, ME
04579-9705
207-442-7002

Thanks to Zeke and Darcy, my trailer is position for shipment to Fayetteville. I’m fortunate to be on the road and through the use of electronics have a direct source to problem solutions as I ride. Now pushing the quad up this gigantic hill was no fun. Mr. Giraldo rode that hill last night.

Mechanical #1 [trivial—just time consuming]

My cycling experiences on tour & the people of Maine Reply

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From before the Ride for the Republic started and my first 2 days on that tour with Rafael, I have had the most positive experience with people of this state. First, not a single horn blow—they wait and pass cautiously. They speak and great. Their human touch is extraordinary. Daily, I have had more that 5 individuals stop their cars to photograph Fargo—many have stopped to converse. Today, a lady, after being told of my presence by her husband, brought me bottled water and asked to photograph the quad. Needless to say, a lot of my stop time is in conversing with the citizens of this state—a VERY positive experience.

Mr. Wayne I introduced you to my 4 angels of Day01. Today, the 3rd day of the ride I now call cycling experiences on tour 3 additional angels came my way: Zeke from Waynesville, North Carolina; Darcy of Bath Cycle And Ski of Woolwich, Maine; and Wayne, Darcy’s father-in-law.

The 3 of them facilitated the most efficient trailer drop imaginable. I called Darcy after Zeke found her and she gave me directions to Wayne’s location. He was quite hospitable and even permitted me to take his picture. Thanks to the three of you.

Darcy, I will call you tomorrow on my Rohloff problem. Good I mentioned Rohloff today and know your shop is knowledgeable.

My cycling experiences on tour, Day 03 7

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The most current information is in this BROL Thread, beginning on page 4. Thanks!!! I must be off riding now. Thanks! With more time, I’ll post more. BTW, I receive a phone call of apology from Rafael this morning. I will speak with him again at the end of this day. Unless there is a change, we are on two separate tours. I’m okay with that. Details in the thread above. –jim

Now 8 pages long…

Here is my Garmin Connect graphic for today [metrics]

GC Day 03